Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1401-1425
< elucidate V. explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid elusive adj. evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. elysian adj. relating to paradise; blissful Elysium N. place or condition of bliss emaciated adj. thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) emanate V. issue forth; come out emancipate V. set free; liberate embargo V. ban on commerce or other activity embark V. commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey embed(imbed) V. enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass embellish V. adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details) embezzlement N. taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) emblazon V. ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment embody V. give a bodily form to; incorporate; include emboss V . produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design embrace V. hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet encircle V. surround embroider V. decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish embroil V. throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio embryonic adj. undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development emend V. correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement emetic ADJ. substance causing vomiting; eminent V. rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position emissary N. agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
